Get PDF metadata: page count, title, author, creator, creation date, file size.
AI agents call pdf_info to retrieve information from Mcp Pdf Utils without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only queries and returns existing metadata about a PDF file without altering, executing, or deleting any data. It is a pure read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves PDF metadata (page count, title, author, creator, creation date, file size) with no modification or side effects. Description explicitly focuses on 'Get' operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get PDF metadata: page count, title, author, creator, creation date, file size. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Pdf Utils MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Pdf Utils MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pdf_info: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp Pdf Utils. Nothing to install.
pdf_info is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the pdf_info rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for pdf_info. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
pdf_info is provided by the Mcp Pdf Utils MCP server (zekovdev/mcp-pdf-utils). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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